i wish i was a princess,
i wish i were a grown up.

i wish i didn’t have to go to school
or do homework
or wake up before the sun.

i wish i had different parents
and lived in a different place,
far away from here.

i wish you’d leave me alone,
and stop pretending that you care.

i wish giving up were an option.

i wish i was terminal,
that i wouldn’t have to force myself to carry on.

i wish i were perfect,
smart.
beautiful.
talented.

i wish i were famous,
with more money than i know what to do with.

i wish i could have some privacy,
i used to love the attention.

i wish people would stop expecting so much,
do they not realize that i’m a human?

i wish i could be alone,
and revel in the silence.

i wish people didn’t care so much,
stop begging me to be okay.

i wish i’d die in my sleep.

i wish that wishes didn't come true.